Welp... time to start this with a lot of things going on, and so many moments to see and do. Yeah...
LAST TIME ON THE GUARDIANS OF HOPE
A young man who had been abused for so long had run away from the pain and found himself a new family, his hope burning ever still. He had grown stronger and celebrated many things he had never celebrated before.
He now knows what his true last name was and who he was related to truly.
His story had truly begun and his journey beings now
What will happen his chapter? Find out now!
Legends... many are made, many are born.
Many come from the most unexpected place that most don't understand.
A legend isn't always powerful at first but... they can become powerful and feared for their might and power or their relation to a God or Goddess.
Many legends come from the dust and wind, forming into something inspiring and amazing all at the same time
And yet... most still underestimate them somehow.
And in the end... that's why they lose.
[PLAY OPENING ONE]
In a Dust shop known as 'Dust to Dawn', there were three people in the store.
A young man in a black cloak, a young woman in a red cloak, and the shopkeep. It was very quiet in the store.
The young man was looking through a few items shop offered, he looked at the Shopkeep.
"Mr. Dusk, do you have that package I requested?" The young man asked in a friendly tone
"Ah, yes. It took a bit but it is here now." Mr. Dusk said grabbing something from under the table
He sat down a package and opened it, in it was a grey sniper rifle, it was grey because it was uncolored. The young man lifted it up and looked over with a grin, it was a pretty good weapon.
"A quality weapon, thanks Mr. Dusk." He said with a nod
"No problem son." Mr. Dusk replied with a grin
The young man nodded and put the gun away somewhere with a bright flash, the shopkeep chuckled.
"You have a strange Semblance I swear." Mr. Dusk said shaking his hand
"Eh, I've always been a bit of a weirdo." The young man said with a chuckle
He then walked to another part of the store and started to look at some other items, that's when a man with bright orange hair walked in. He looked like a gangster of anyone was gonna be honest.
The young man recognized him, it was Roman Torchwick, famous criminal.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?" Roman asked the shopkeep
One of the henchmen points his gun at the humble shopkeeper causing him to start raising his hands in fear.
"P-please! Just take my Lien and leave!" Mr. Dusk said in fear
"Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, calm down, we're not here for your money." Roman said
He nods to the henchmen, giving them a signal to do something.
"Grab the Dust." Roman said
A henchman opens a case and removes one of several cylinders to which the group uses to take Dust from the tube containers on the walls, this makes the young man glare at them as he's noticed what's going on.
The henchmen start placing another open case on the display to the shopkeeper.
"Crystals. Burn. Uncut." Was all the henchmen demanded
The shopkeeper proceeds to fill the case. As another henchman goes for another tube, he hears the muted song from the girl's direction and unsheathes his sword. The young man notices this and decides to do something reckless.
"Alright kid, put your hands where I can see 'em." The henchmen threatened
All he got was no response, the young man snuck up behind him and readied his weapons.
"Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something!?" The henchmen asked annoyed
He goes over to her and turns her around, the hood dropping to reveal a surprised girl wearing headphones. He motions for her to lower them, the two still not noticing the young man behind them.
"Yes?" The young girl asked after lowering her headphones
"I said, put your hands in the air, now!" The henchmen yelled at her
"Are you... robbing me?" The girl asked incredulously
"Yes!" The henchmen yelled in annoyance
"Ooohhh..." The girl said in realization
"I wouldn't rob her if I were you." The young man said, alerting them to his presence
He had a gun aimed at the back of the head of the henchmen, it was a black double-barreled pistol with white engravings all over it.
"What the?" The henchmen said shocked
The young man reacted to something and moved away the young girl had sent a kick flying.
Meanwhile
Roman is waiting for his men to finish the heist when a 'Hey!' and 'Hyah!' along with a 'AND STAY OUT!' was heard nearby, and the threatening henchman flies past him across them.
Roman calmly motions for another henchman to handle the young girl and young man.
"Freeze!" The henchmen yelled raising the gun
"SHUT UP!" The young man yelled back
The henchman and the young girl along with the young man crash through the window. The other men look outside as the young girl and young man get up and get out their weapons.
The young girl has a small metal box and turns it into a scythe while the young man creates his scythe out of pure energy.
Roman scowls at this, but the young smiles back at them before twirling the weapon around, striking it into the ground and turning off her headphones casually.
The young man, meanwhile, just grins maliciously.
"Oi bitch... I'm gonna kick ya arse!" The young man said holding his scythe
"SWEAR!" The young girl yelled
"Okayyy... Get them!" Roman said to his remaining henchmen
The henchmen head out of the shop and run at her, who spins around on top of her scythe and kicks the first approaching criminal in the face. She gets her scythe out of the ground and fires it off to hit another one with the butt of her weapon, sending him flying.
She fires again and brings the side down on one attacker and dodges the next's gunfire with her rifle's speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follow him upwards so she can beat him away to Roman's feet.
The young man takes care groups of the henchmen by slashing his scythe around by spinning it around using the energy within it while firing off a few bullets from a pair of double-barreled pistols he had.
One sneaked up behind him and was about to knock him out but was promptly dispatched by a simple punch to the face which sends them flying to Roman's feet also.
"You both were worth every cent. Truly, you were." Roman said to the two
He dropping his cigar and crushing it with his cane as approaching police sirens are heard, he growls under his breath.
"Well, Red and Black, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around..." Roman started
He raises his cane and opens the bottom to reveal a rifle with a cross grid over it, the young man glares at him and prepares a shielding spell.
"...I'm afraid this is where we part ways." Roman finished
He then unleashes a red blast at the two which is blocked by a shield. When the two look back at the spot where Roman was after the dust passes only to find that he isn't there anymore and is currently climbing up a ladder on a nearby building.
"You okay if I go after him?" The young girl asked Mr. Dusk
"I'll pay for damages later Mr. Dusk." The young man said with a nod
The shopkeeper gives a small thumbs up and the two set off after him with the young girl using her gun to fire herself up there with the young man sprouting crimson wings and flying up there.
Roman finally makes it to the roof, with the two warriors arriving up there and landing right behind him.
"Hey!" The young girl shouted
"Stop right there twat!" The young man said annoyed
Roman stops at the edge and looks at the two annoyed, he was getting tired of being chased by a bunch of kids.
"Persistent..." Was all he said
"You're a criminal, of course, we're persistent." The young man said getting Oathkeeper out
Ruby readies to fight him also but a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens the hatch to allow Roman inside.
He turns around and holds up a Burn Dust gem with a grin.
"End of the line, Red and black." He said finger on the trigger
He throws it out at her feet and fires at them, which was stopped when the attack was blocked by a shield which shocks Roman.
"WHAT!?" He yells
"Told ya I'm persistent ya ninny!" The young man said holding his sword
Glynda then shows up with an angry, he looks at the young man annoyed.
"Really Scarlet?" She asked in an annoyed tone
"What? Was I supposed to let him get away with a crime?" Scarlet asked with a teasing grin
The young woman recognized that name but pushes it aside as Glynda waves her weapon with a sigh and summons several streaks of purple at the craft while Scarlet fires off a few streaks of red and black.
Roman is thrown around in the back until he goes to the cockpit, where a woman in red, her face unseen, is struggling with the controls.
"We got a Huntress! Maybe even a Hunter!" He yelled
The woman gets up and heads toward the back as Roman takes the controls.
Glynda glows purple for a moment and aims another blast above the craft, resulting in a dark storm-cloud right over the jet as the young man makes a crimson outline.
Making it much stronger then it was previously.
"The hell...?" Roman asked confused
With a flick of her wand, large jagged blood-red hail starts falling that pummels the jet and even breaks through the window, narrowly missing Roman's head.
The woman reaches the back and her arms and chest light up like fire, aiming a burst of energy at Glynda which is blocked by Scarlet. The Huntress nods to him and starts summoning more attacks at them.
The Bullhead shakes more and more as the woman growls in anger.
The young girl acts and turns her scythe in a sniper rifle and starts to fire at the woman, who blocks each shot and creates several blazing circles around her two opponents.
It then suddenly stops, confusing and annoying her greatly.
"Not today!" Scarlet yelled out with crimson energy on his hand
She growls and closes the hatch, the bullhead starts to fly away as Scarlet gets in a few more attacks before it's gone.
He then sighs annoyed as did Glynda.
"It got away." Scarlet said dispelling his sword
"Yes... I can see that." Glynda said annoyed
The two then looked at the young girl who is looking at the two in awe.
"You're a Huntress and I... think I know who you are." The girl said pointing at the young man
He looks away from her, trying to not talk to her and being more aloof.
She ignores it and focuses back on Glynda.
"Can I have your autograph?!" The young girl asked
Later
The young girl's amazed face had turned to one of shame as Glynda, with a tablet computer, paces around the table the young girl along with the young man is seated at, right underneath a bright light in the otherwise dark room.
"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourself and others in great danger. Scarlet, you may have prevented collateral damage but you still fought." Glynda said
"They started it!" The young girl said
"She is right, those guys did start it. We were doing what any normal person would, and nobody died." Scarlet said
Glynda then sighs annoyed, knowing that the young man was right about it. Witness testimonies did say they started it and that is what any normal person would. Still, it was very much reckless for them to do.
"If it were up to me, you'd be sent home... With a pat on the back..." Glynda started
The young girl smiles before Scarlet raises his hand to her.
"Give it a sec." He said simply
"...And a slap on the wrist." Glynda finished with
She demonstrates with her riding crop by smacking it on the table, which Ruby barely avoids as she gives out an 'Eeek!' with Scarlet sighing.
"Aren't you being a bit rough on her?" He asked with a raised eyebrow
"Yes but... there is someone here who would like to meet her Scarlet." Glynda responded
She moves out of the way so the now surprised girl can see Ozpin come through the doorway, holding a mug and a plate of cookies.
"Ruby Rose..." Ozpin starts
He leans in slightly and looks at her closely.
"You... have silver eyes." Ozpin finished
"We can see that Headmaster." Scarlet said casually
Ruby then looks at Scarlet shocked.
"Why would you say that to him, he's the Headmaster of Beacon!" She said
"Ruby... we've known each other for a long time now." Scarlet said
Ruby looks at him and notices his sea-colored eyes, she thinks for a moment before hearing this from Ozpin.
"Where did you learn to do this?"
She looks over to see him gesturing at the tablet showing Ruby's fighting from earlier with Scarlet nearby.
"S-Signal Academy." She said nervously
"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" Ozpin asked
"Well, one former teacher in particular." She said
"Qrow." Scarlet said simply
Ruby looks at Scarlet shocked, this made her assumptions start to become less crazy.
"Wait, you know him? I haven't seen him a while ever since... what happened with a family member, he'd come by and teach me in secret when my Dad wasn't around." She said
"Yeah... I know him and he's a good man you know." Scarlet said with a small grin
She looks at him in silence for a moment. Ozpin, meanwhile, puts the cookies on the table in front of Ruby. She notices this tentatively picks one up, eats it in a single bite, and then, not seeing any rebuttal, shovels the rest into her mouth.
"Mr. Umbra here is correct, that is Qrow." Ozpin said
Ruby stops eating and gulps what was in her mouth with a bit of milk.
"You know him?" She asked
"Yes." Ozpin said
"Well, he's a pretty great teacher. I used to be complete garbage before he took me under his wing." Ruby said
"What a pun to say." Scarlet said
He is then met with a glare from Ruby, the two knew one particular person who said puns a lot.
"So I've noticed." Ozpin said
He places his cup on the table as he leans in, then sits down opposite from the two with a serious look.
"And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?" Ozpin asked
"Well... I want to be a Huntress." Ruby said
"Yeah... same dream as mine Ruby." Scarlet said
Those words made Ruby's suspicions start to grow more and more as he talks, she has a feeling... this is a Scarlet she knows.
"You want to slay monsters?" Ozpin asked, snapping Ruby out of her thoughts
"Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal!" Was her reply
"And then you're going to apply to Beacon?" Scarlet asked
Glynda and Ozpin study her as she nods enthusiastically.
"Yeah, my parents... taught me to help others." Ruby said, knowing what that might bring
"...Oh really now." Scarlet said through clenched teeth
Ruby had her suspicions confirmed with that act, she knew him.
"...Scarlet... how have you been doing?" She asked with a knowing grin
Scarlet sighed before smiling at her, the jig's up now.
"Well, glad you figured out who I am finally, nice to see ya too sis." He said
Ruby smiled at this and looked at Ozpin.
"Do you want to come to my school?" He simply asked
"More than anything, especially if it means working with Scarlet. We have so much to catch up on." She said
Scarlet... smiled a little at that, he can't be angry at her.
"Well, okay." Ozpin said
Glynda wanted to disapprove of this but... she can't separate two family members who haven't seen each other in years. It'd be wrong to do that.
Ruby, meanwhile, was happy to hear the news as Scarlet put an arm around here with a serious look.
"Ruby... I want you to make a promise to me." He said in a low voice
Ruby looked at him with an equally serious look, she most likely knew what he was going to ask.
[PLAY ENDING ONE]
Next time on Guardians Of Hope
"HEY, STOP YELLING AT HER!"
"And who are you supposed to be?"
"Someone that cares about her, now, why in the bloody hell are you yelling at her?
"Wait... that's a slightly Atlassian accent... who are you?"
"I'm Scarlet Umbra, now answer the question."
"Wait, Scarlet Umbra? The same Scarlet Umbra that's been under the tutelage of Ozpin for the longest time?"
"...I guess? I've been here for quite a while with some other people, now answer the damn question woman!"
"Okay, first off. It wasn't even her fault, her sister had managed to make her fall over. Second, you probably shook that Dust which can react quite easily to one's sneeze if they have Aura hence why most people wear masks in the mines meaning that you shook a damaged vial haphazardly. Third of all, acting like this won't help anything and makes you look like a brat Princess."
"It's heiress, actually."
"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world. The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."
"That's the spirit, now come meet my... compatriot."
"I'm glad you've gotten out of there, you were stronger than I first gave you credit... it was my mistake to leave you alone with them, I should have taken you and Yang with me. I broke my promise."
"I won't break it again."
And that's where we'll leave it for now, a lot of tension in that last sentence huh?
Well, the next chapter will be out fairly soon.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.